CVE-2018-13845 An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a buffer over-read in sam_parse1 in sam.c.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.7%

Published: 2018-07-10 21:00
Updated: 2026-10-23 21:02
Exploit status: No public exploit known

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Description

An issue has been found in HTSlib 1.8. It is a buffer over-read in sam_parse1 in sam.c.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
debian/htslib(Debian:12)	< 1.9-2	1.9-2
debian/htslib(Debian:13)	< 1.9-2	1.9-2
debian/htslib(Debian:14)	< 1.9-2	1.9-2
htslib	= 1.8	No fix listed

References

Debian Security Tracker CVE-2018-13845 vendor-advisory
github.com third-party-advisory

CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (3)

v3.0 9.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v3.0 9.8 · osv:debian
v2.0 7.5 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 1.70% (percentile 77.5)
CWE: CWE-125

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.